Design
7 Ways To Regain Control Of Your Overflowing Pantry
Guest post by Hubert Dwight An overflowing, clumsy looking and completely disorganised pantry is unfortunately a nightmare that many people have to deal with everyday. Whether you have a big family and huge grocery hauls every week, or are simply…
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Clever Design Tips and Tricks to Solve Your Small Bathroom Dilemmas
Guest post by Hubert Dwight If you’ve got a tiny bathroom, it can be really annoying to have to read article after article of luxury renovation tips. They’re all designed for the kind of broad, sweeping spaces that wouldn’t look…
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Streets Of Your Town
I will be watching Tim Ross’s ‘Streets of Your Town’ tonight on ABC . . . . will you? There is quite a lot of what Tim said in the first episode that I agree with when it comes to very large…
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Emergency Planning – Scenarios
I heard on today’s news that there have been bush fires in NSW, in the first week of November!. . . . so I thought it was worthwhile reminding people about making an Emergency Plan. If you have just moved…
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The Block 2016
I’ve previously talked about the ‘unreality TV show’ The Block . . . . . . So what has got me shouting on the TV this Season? It’s kitchens! Generally the kitchen is the most expensive room in the house….
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Living in Japan – Kyoto and Osaka
As our Japanese holiday continues we have had the opportunity to live in another couple of homes. This is a restored traditional Machiya house that we stopped in in Kyoto (The basis for the ‘Japanese Project Home’ featured in last weeks…
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Japanese Project Home
With my Japan trip continuing I was passing this Japanese display home in Kyoto and couldn’t resist dropping in to see the differences from Australian Display Homes. The design is a ‘Modern Kyoto Machiya’ Design by LIV It’s approximately 200sq m over…
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Living In Japan – Tokyo Apartment
One of the great things about Airbnb for a ‘House Tragic’ like me is it gives me some experience of what it is like to live in that country. Much more interesting than an anonymous hotel room. I have previously posted about…
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Voids Above Living Rooms
I recently read in the property pages of the Herald Sun that voids above living rooms are gaining popularity. One quote was “They add to the sense of space and are an affordable architectural feature”. For example this photo from…
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Drawer Fail 2
I saw this photo of a ‘Drawer Fail’ on the Our New Home Coach Facebook Page (One of the people I follow). As you can see the drawer can’t fully open because the window blind is in the way. Forgetting to allow…
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